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let's start with this extraordinary scene in chicago, the first lady michelle obama attending a funeral for a 15-year-old girl, hadiya pendleton, shot and killed not far from the obama home. this is a girl who actually performed at the inauguration. the president sent a personal note to the family promising he will work hard to end the senseless violence. so what's the status of gun control legislation which we know you'll talk about the show? >> one thing you'll see him mention is hadiya in the state of the union tuesday night and democrats will bring victims of gun violence into the chamber as guests tuesday including gabby giffords, and it appears a consensus is starting to develop over the idea of expanding universal background checks even if you buy one at gun shows where it will be more difficult for the president's agenda. it looks like the assault weapons ban is running into resistance even from democrats in the senate, and there will be a big fight over whether or not to limit those high-capacity gun magazines. i think that's where you'll see the focus of the fight going forwar
let's start with this extraordinary scene in chicago, the first lady michelle obama attending a funeral for a 15-year-old girl, hadiya pendleton, shot and killed not far from the obama home. this is a girl who actually performed at the inauguration. the president sent a personal note to the family promising he will work hard to end the senseless violence. so what's the status of gun control legislation which we know you'll talk about the show? >> one thing you'll see him mention is hadiya...
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president obama is getting ready to address the nation. it will be his first state of the union of his second term. the president is expected to talk about job creation immigration reform and reducing gun violence. white house officials say that he will also highlight a mix of old and new policies aimed at helping middle class. we want to invite you to join us as the president addresss congress and the country with the state of the anion. join our team coverage starting at 9. abc will have live reports from washington. and before tonight's state of the union the senate armed services committee will vote on chuck hagueel's nomination for desense secretary. despite a contentious nomination hearing the former repb can senator from nebraska -- republican senator from nebraskais expected to win nomination. he has come under fire for comments he made on israel and opposing sanctions for iran. the joint chiefs of staff will be on capitol hill testifying. he is expected to talk about the effects of sequestration. this was set as mandatory budget c
president obama is getting ready to address the nation. it will be his first state of the union of his second term. the president is expected to talk about job creation immigration reform and reducing gun violence. white house officials say that he will also highlight a mix of old and new policies aimed at helping middle class. we want to invite you to join us as the president addresss congress and the country with the state of the anion. join our team coverage starting at 9. abc will have live...
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president obama's state of the union speech tonight will focus on jobs and the economy. it's expected to be different in substance and tone than the inaugural address last month. >> the economy will be central to the speech so everybody can have a fair shot. >> reporter: the president will push for additional government spending to provote manufacturing, clean energy and infrastructure. he will also address the cuts set to go. in adding additional spending would require congressional approval, setting mr. obama on a collision course with house republicans. >> it's time for washington to literally get back to the basics. we can't continue to spend money we don't have. >> reporter: president obama will elaborate on the big themes from his inaugural speech, immigration, climate change and gun violence. tomorrow, the president takes his message on the road, heading to asheville, north carolina, for a speech at an auto ports plant. he will go to the 12 bones smoke house. >> they never tell us when he's coming. it's secret. so, yeah. we don't know. we just wait. >> reporter: t
president obama's state of the union speech tonight will focus on jobs and the economy. it's expected to be different in substance and tone than the inaugural address last month. >> the economy will be central to the speech so everybody can have a fair shot. >> reporter: the president will push for additional government spending to provote manufacturing, clean energy and infrastructure. he will also address the cuts set to go. in adding additional spending would require...
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. >> reporter: at the state of the union three years ago, president obama arranged a hero's welcome for ft. hood police sergeant kimberly munley. she now says she feels used. >> betrayal would be a good word. >> reporter: just a few months earlier, munley had been shot three times as she and her partner ended the deadly ramp e rampage. the chaotic aftermath seen here for the first time in a new video obtained by abc news. authorities say the accused shooter, major nidal hasan, identified in this photo, communicated with an al qaeda leader and wanted to kill even more. >> he had over 177 rounds still left on his person. >> reporter: munley, a civilian officer who has since been laid off, safes the president broke the promise he made that the ft. hood shooting victims would be well taken care of. >> not to the least little bit have the victims been taken care of. in fact, they've been neglected. very badly. >> reporter: so the president's promise was not fulfilled. >> no. >> reporter: what has so upset munley and the other victims, and led them to file a lawsuit, is the decision to deny t
. >> reporter: at the state of the union three years ago, president obama arranged a hero's welcome for ft. hood police sergeant kimberly munley. she now says she feels used. >> betrayal would be a good word. >> reporter: just a few months earlier, munley had been shot three times as she and her partner ended the deadly ramp e rampage. the chaotic aftermath seen here for the first time in a new video obtained by abc news. authorities say the accused shooter, major nidal hasan,...
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that was president obama's promise to americans during his first state of the union address after he took office in 2009. now we're up to state of the union address number five. the first one after he was re-elected. so what is he expected to say? our athena jones has details. >> reporter: the state of the union address -- >> members of congress, distinguished guests, and fellow americans. >> reporter: the commander-in-chief's best chance to lay out his priorities and influence millions of television viewers. >> it's the moment where he gets an uninterpreted, unchallenged opportunity to talk to the country and to define his agenda and what he thinks the debate in washington should be about. which is one of the most important powers that a president has. >> reporter: president obama gave house democrats a preview of what he'll say. >> i'm going to be talking about making sure that we're focused on job creation. here in the united states of america. it means that we're focused on education and that every young person is equipped with the skills they need to compete in the 21st century.
that was president obama's promise to americans during his first state of the union address after he took office in 2009. now we're up to state of the union address number five. the first one after he was re-elected. so what is he expected to say? our athena jones has details. >> reporter: the state of the union address -- >> members of congress, distinguished guests, and fellow americans. >> reporter: the commander-in-chief's best chance to lay out his priorities and...
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president obama is expected to refocus on a issue crucial to you tonight. jobs and the economy. charley crowson has a preview of the address. what can you tell us. >> tonight's state of the union is expected to be different in substance and in tone than the president's inaugural address last month. that was more of a vision statement. and tonight, it's going to be more like the president saying this is what i want to do in the coming year. he is expected to push for adiggal government spending promoting -- additional government spending and promoting infrastructure and warn congress about avoiding the spending cuts that came in defense and education scheduled to go into effect on march 1st. you will remember that from the fiscal cliff. but also by avoiding the auto cuts and additional spending, that's going to require congressional approval. and that's going to set the president once again on a collision course with house republicans. >> it's time for washington to get back to the basics. we can't continue to spend money we don't have. >> the president is going to elaborate on b
president obama is expected to refocus on a issue crucial to you tonight. jobs and the economy. charley crowson has a preview of the address. what can you tell us. >> tonight's state of the union is expected to be different in substance and in tone than the president's inaugural address last month. that was more of a vision statement. and tonight, it's going to be more like the president saying this is what i want to do in the coming year. he is expected to push for adiggal government...
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of the union address. rubio will speak first in english and he'll also prerecord a version in spanish for the spanish language network. >>> scott brown declined to say if he would run for governor of massachusetts next year. he hinted about a political future telling politicalo, i'm no dead. >>> there will be a new senator sworn in today for massachusetts, cowan will fill the john kerry seat until a special election in june. >>> on tuesday, maryland's two senators will get the spoils of victory for the baltimore ravens beating the san francisco 49ers. california senators barbara boxer and dianne feinstein will deliver crabs, napa valley wine, sow dough bread and cheese to the winners. >>> thomas massy of kentucky is sponsoring a new bill that will legalize nonsmokeable strain of marijuana. it is called kemp and has many uses ranging from twine, rope, and fabric. and that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> turning back to weather, bill karins is here with more on what is shaping up to be a power
of the union address. rubio will speak first in english and he'll also prerecord a version in spanish for the spanish language network. >>> scott brown declined to say if he would run for governor of massachusetts next year. he hinted about a political future telling politicalo, i'm no dead. >>> there will be a new senator sworn in today for massachusetts, cowan will fill the john kerry seat until a special election in june. >>> on tuesday, maryland's two senators...
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. >>> now, to washington, where tonight, president obama will deliver the first state of the union address of his second term. the white house programs to focus on the economy. the audience will be packed with victims of gun violence and advocates of gun rights. jon karl will be there, too. most of the words will be about jobs. but most of the emotion will be around guns. >> reporter: that's a good way to look at this, george. there will be victims of gun violence throughout the visitors' gallery, including in the first lady's box. someone tied to the newtown massacre. and each member of congress, they have one ticket for a guest. they will be giving many of their tickets to victims of gun violence. but the message is all about the economy. the president wants to drive home who has been a theme of his, which is the middle class is the driver of economic growth. and in a challenge to republicans saying, we cannot cut our way to prosperity, look for new initiatives, new spending in this speech, to stimulate economic growth. >> and the answer will come from the republicans, senator marco rubi
. >>> now, to washington, where tonight, president obama will deliver the first state of the union address of his second term. the white house programs to focus on the economy. the audience will be packed with victims of gun violence and advocates of gun rights. jon karl will be there, too. most of the words will be about jobs. but most of the emotion will be around guns. >> reporter: that's a good way to look at this, george. there will be victims of gun violence throughout the...
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president obama will announce tonight that by this time next year, 34 thousand u-s troops in afghanistan will have returned home. the president will make the announcement when he delivers his "state of the union" address before congress and a tv audience of millions. admininistration officials say the economy will also be a major focus of tonight's address. the president will talk about his plans to boost the economy increase jobs, and expand the middle class. several local parents of gun victims will be attending the president's speech. carolyn murray will be sitting in the gallery at the state of the union tonight. her son, justin, was shot and killed in evanston, in november. he was not the intended target, and no one has been arrested. murray says she hopes to make lawmakers more aware of what's happening in the country. my son is not coming back. she hopes there is time to talk to the president. illinois senator mark kirk released a video statement today. urging president obama and congress to take a serious look at legislation to protect americans from gun violence. lukens and demo
president obama will announce tonight that by this time next year, 34 thousand u-s troops in afghanistan will have returned home. the president will make the announcement when he delivers his "state of the union" address before congress and a tv audience of millions. admininistration officials say the economy will also be a major focus of tonight's address. the president will talk about his plans to boost the economy increase jobs, and expand the middle class. several local parents of...
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union and the ones delivered previously? >> this is probably the most important speech of his second term. the time is now for president obama. he's got the political momentum. there's actually some bi-partisanship break out on capitol hill as well as on gun control and immigration. he has to move quickly. he's got the stage, you know. we're not talking about 2016 and about a year from now. we'll be talking about the 2014 election. will hillary clinton run. now president obama has to capitalize and i think he's got to get some type of landmark legislation signed into law by the summer. >> interesting that you bring up legislation because the president will talk about issues that are so important to our nation, but then he's got to convince congress to act and acted in a bi-partisan way. it may cost money. i want to show you this fox news poll about how americans are reacting to the potential if there were to be another economic stimulus. 61% of americans oppose that idea. so even if the president could get congress to agree
union and the ones delivered previously? >> this is probably the most important speech of his second term. the time is now for president obama. he's got the political momentum. there's actually some bi-partisanship break out on capitol hill as well as on gun control and immigration. he has to move quickly. he's got the stage, you know. we're not talking about 2016 and about a year from now. we'll be talking about the 2014 election. will hillary clinton run. now president obama has to...
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. >>> and president prepares for his state of the union address next week, the topic mrs. obama is expected to focus on. >>> without here, i don't know what we are going to do. >> east bay students bond together for an emotional show and how students used the power silence to honor a teacher in fight of her life. >>> a castro valley high school teacher has been out for most of the year battling cancer. returned to school tonight for a special fundraiser. as ktvu's jade hernandez reports there were some powerful words even though they couldn't be heard. >> reporter: silent says a lot about students who prepared for tonight's performance owithout their teacher. they are the reason she says the sign language program was grown at castro valley high. >> without her, i don't know what we would do. >> reporter: they had to try anyway for this performances especially with monies raised going to their program. >> i know that they would never give up. >> reporter: and if anyone is teaching these kinds about kids about fighting it's julia. >> plast year's show i passed out in the par
. >>> and president prepares for his state of the union address next week, the topic mrs. obama is expected to focus on. >>> without here, i don't know what we are going to do. >> east bay students bond together for an emotional show and how students used the power silence to honor a teacher in fight of her life. >>> a castro valley high school teacher has been out for most of the year battling cancer. returned to school tonight for a special fundraiser. as...
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you might have to dvr night two of the dog show because president obama will give the state of the union address on fuss. wednesday, and mark zuckerberg the founder of facebook gets political. he's hosting a fund raiser for new jersey republican governor chris christie's re-election bid. and on thursday, illinois gay marriage legislation legalizing same-sex marriage in illinois could reach the floor. that's on valentine's day. on friday, the asteroid, we're all talking about the asteroid. 150-foot asteroid about half the size of a football field will be the closest shave in known history according to masnasa. coming as close as 17,000 miles to our planet. closer than the tv satellites you're watching me on right now. >>> the grammys aren't the only awards show we're watching today. there are also the baftas. big names, big movies, big drama. becky anderson has more. >> reporter: we have the golden globes, screen actors guild awards, directors guild awards. still plenty of red carpet for the stars to walk yet. next leg, the bafta awards in london on sunday. >> you of all people should kno
you might have to dvr night two of the dog show because president obama will give the state of the union address on fuss. wednesday, and mark zuckerberg the founder of facebook gets political. he's hosting a fund raiser for new jersey republican governor chris christie's re-election bid. and on thursday, illinois gay marriage legislation legalizing same-sex marriage in illinois could reach the floor. that's on valentine's day. on friday, the asteroid, we're all talking about the asteroid....
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his state of the union address will be on tuesday. former congresswoman gabrielle giffords will be there to hear what the president has to say about gun violence. alecia reid kron 4 news. >> next up.on the hunt for a killer ex cop. anderson cooper looks into his claims that police corruption is behind his killing spree. and thousands of giants fans line up to get a glimpse of the world champ team at fanfest. plus. sprucing up the city for baseball season. we show you the first of a series of giant sweep city cleanups. that's all coming up on the kron 4 news at 8. when i take a picture of this check, it goes straight to the bank. oh. oh look the lion is out! no mommy no! don't worry honey, it only works on checks. deposit checks from your smartphone with chase quickdeposit. just snap a picture, hit send and done. take a step forward and chase what matters. >> thousands of eager giants fans filed into a-t-and-t park today for the giants fan fest. kron 4's very own jeff pierce was with those fans at the ballpark and has more on the story
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more tax increases and spending cuts. >> president obama's state of the union speech tonight will focus primarily on jobs and the economy. it is expected to be different than his inaugural address last month. >> the economy will be central to the speech and how we grow the economy so everybody can participate and get a fair shot. >> president a look at clean energy education, and infrastructure. he warns against the automatic spending cuts. adding additional spending would require congressional approval putting mr. obama on a collision course with house republicans. >> it's time for washington to get back to the basics. we cannot continue to spend money we don't have. >> mr. obama will collaborate on some of the big themes from his inaugural speech such as immigration, climate change, and gun violence. tomorrow he goes to north carolina for a speech to workers at an auto plant. the town has a small house where mr. obama visited before. >> they never tell us when he's coming. >> democrats are placing a big emphasis on gun-control tonight. gabby giffords will be in the house chamber as we
more tax increases and spending cuts. >> president obama's state of the union speech tonight will focus primarily on jobs and the economy. it is expected to be different than his inaugural address last month. >> the economy will be central to the speech and how we grow the economy so everybody can participate and get a fair shot. >> president a look at clean energy education, and infrastructure. he warns against the automatic spending cuts. adding additional spending would...
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we're hours away from president obama's state of the union address. americans aren't just listening for what he says but how he says it. will he strike a hopeful or optimistic tone, and will he offer a concrete plan to create jobs and grow the economy? washington bureau chief darren gersh reports. >> reporter: with more than half of americans thinking the economy is still in recession, it makes sense that the president is focused on a jobs agenda in his speech tonight. but while his plan may be new, the challenge is not. >> the economy is not growing fast because the demand for the goods and services that we can produce in this country has not increased very much. and unfortunately, the public sector purchases of consumption items and investment items has been incredibly weak compared with earlier recessions. >> reporter: state and local spending on roads, buildings and bridges has hit a seven-year low. it's fallen so far that even the massive stimulus plan was not enough to make up the gap, and that's the challenge for the president. he's expected to
we're hours away from president obama's state of the union address. americans aren't just listening for what he says but how he says it. will he strike a hopeful or optimistic tone, and will he offer a concrete plan to create jobs and grow the economy? washington bureau chief darren gersh reports. >> reporter: with more than half of americans thinking the economy is still in recession, it makes sense that the president is focused on a jobs agenda in his speech tonight. but while his plan...
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while gas prices are going up, president obama is focused on climate change. at the state of the union next week, the president plans to announce he'll use executive power to curb carbon at power plants. and he made an indication in his inaugural speech. here is some of that. >> we will respond to the threat of climate change knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations. some may still deny the overwhelming judgment of science, but none can avoid the devastating impact of raging fires, crippling drought and more powerful storms. >> all right, now, the white house says look, nothing it final. a decision whether to use executive action versus legislation that requires congressional approval that may not come until later this year. the point here is, a, climate change legislation is on the table, and b, the president may bypass congress to get what he wants. and may want more taxes on the rich. and keith ellison proposing a plan to closing loopholes, he wants a trillion more from the rich. i spoke to him yesterday, here is so
while gas prices are going up, president obama is focused on climate change. at the state of the union next week, the president plans to announce he'll use executive power to curb carbon at power plants. and he made an indication in his inaugural speech. here is some of that. >> we will respond to the threat of climate change knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations. some may still deny the overwhelming judgment of science, but none can avoid the...
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now, you may want to avoid driving near the capitol tonight because of the state of the union. capitol police closing several streets starting at 7:00 including constitution avenue between second street east and louisiana avenue northwest. pennsylvania avenue between first and third streets northwest and east capitol streets between second and first streets. independence avenue will be closed between second and washington avenue in southeast southwest. >>> president obama will discuss gun control in his speech and democrats will be showing their support for stricter gun laws by inviting the victims of gun violence to tonight's address. d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton invited a woman whose daughter was killed in a drive-by shooting. hadiya pendleton's parents will be there tonight. she's the chicago teen shot and killed days after returning from washington where she attended president obama's inauguration. the first lady attended her funeral and police just arrested two men and charged them with her murder. the men mistook her and her friends for rival gang members. >>> late
now, you may want to avoid driving near the capitol tonight because of the state of the union. capitol police closing several streets starting at 7:00 including constitution avenue between second street east and louisiana avenue northwest. pennsylvania avenue between first and third streets northwest and east capitol streets between second and first streets. independence avenue will be closed between second and washington avenue in southeast southwest. >>> president obama will discuss...
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, we got a lot of work to do. >> president obama takes the stage. how will congress respond? >> washington has to deal with its spending problem. i've had enough of it. >> plus -- >> please remove that woman. >> -- drone war drama. a new civil war in the gop. ♪ california >> and when have you heard presidential prospects talk like this? >> they were probably more insightful. >> i'm probably the healthiest fat guy you've seen in your life. >> we take on all the week's politics right now. >>> hello again. here in the northeast, we are still digging out from that massive blizzard. new york, spared the worst. more than three feet in parts of connecticut and massachusetts. 40 million people affected. over 350,000 homes without power. abc news will keep an eye on that all day long, and right here we're grateful that everyone on the powerhouse roundtable able to make it in. planes, trains and aubs through the storm. we have a packed week of politics around the table. abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl, republican strategist nicolle
, we got a lot of work to do. >> president obama takes the stage. how will congress respond? >> washington has to deal with its spending problem. i've had enough of it. >> plus -- >> please remove that woman. >> -- drone war drama. a new civil war in the gop. ♪ california >> and when have you heard presidential prospects talk like this? >> they were probably more insightful. >> i'm probably the healthiest fat guy you've seen in your life....
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. >> president obama is preparing to give the first step of the union address of the second term tomorrow. athena jones has a preview of what we can expect. >> the moment where he gets and on into erupted on challenged opportunity to talk to the country and define his agenda and what he thinks the debate in washington should be that is one of the most important powers the president has. >> president obama dave democrats a preview of what he would say. >> i will be talking about making sure we are focused on job creation here in the united states of america. it means we are focused on education and that every young person is equipped with the skills they need to compete peak in the 21st century. >> the white house says the speech will serve as a book in the to the inaugural address. >> we could see new policy that deal with issues like clean energy. white house officials say the main thrust of the speech will be on pocketbook issues. highlighting a mix of old and new policies helping the middle class. >> how effective will his message be in persuading republicans on capitol hill? >> you ha
. >> president obama is preparing to give the first step of the union address of the second term tomorrow. athena jones has a preview of what we can expect. >> the moment where he gets and on into erupted on challenged opportunity to talk to the country and define his agenda and what he thinks the debate in washington should be that is one of the most important powers the president has. >> president obama dave democrats a preview of what he would say. >> i will be...
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tracy: here at home, president obama's state of the union address tomorrow night. he is expected to pivot back to the economy. this sound a little like yogi berra's deja vu all over again. you're not alone. rich edson in washington with the details. rich, where has he been that is not on the economy. >> well the administration says the state of the union will be a focus on jobs and the economy as the president has been discussing for the last couple of weeks and real emphasis on gun control and immigration reform and a second inaugural address was more about overreaching defense or overarching defense of liberal policies and progressivism. the prompted the republican national committee to say obama is pivoting back to the economy for the past five years as the white house has announced that as a focus repeatedly. >> right now our number one focus has to job jobs, jobs, jobs. and encouraging business investment. i think we are past the crisis point in the economy but we now have to pivot and focus on jobs and growth. my principled focus, my number one focus is going
tracy: here at home, president obama's state of the union address tomorrow night. he is expected to pivot back to the economy. this sound a little like yogi berra's deja vu all over again. you're not alone. rich edson in washington with the details. rich, where has he been that is not on the economy. >> well the administration says the state of the union will be a focus on jobs and the economy as the president has been discussing for the last couple of weeks and real emphasis on gun...
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eastern time, president obama's going to deliver a state of the union address. it's a speech that's going to focus on his long-term ideas for the country and also deal with the pressing economic issue that is unfolding now, those are the sequester cuts that kick in the first of march. can you expect the president to talk about it in tonight's address. >> you'll hear from the president a very clear call for the need to take action to help our economy grow and help it create jobs. you will hear from him a wall as he have heard in the past recently from him on congress not to shoot the economy in the foot unnecessarily, to allow the sequester to kick in when it is wholly unnecessary to do that. >>> senate democrats are looking to have a bill ready by thursday that would head off the $8$85 billion in automatic spending cuts. new revenue is not part of the solution that republicans including the senate minority leader mitch mcconnell are looking for. >> unless senate democrats allow a reasonable spending cuttal terntive to pass this chamber before march 1st, the pres
eastern time, president obama's going to deliver a state of the union address. it's a speech that's going to focus on his long-term ideas for the country and also deal with the pressing economic issue that is unfolding now, those are the sequester cuts that kick in the first of march. can you expect the president to talk about it in tonight's address. >> you'll hear from the president a very clear call for the need to take action to help our economy grow and help it create jobs. you will...
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first lady -- he will be first lady michelle obama's guests. a group of superstorm sandy will meet at the white and deliver minutes urging president to tackle climate change. he will be carrying the state the union address tomorrow night at 9:00. on thes check in weather. there is a potential for two systems that could bring conditions wednesday and this weekend. where is the sun? yes, it is. overcast conditions. to our arrival delays at reagan national because of the low clouds. the sunshine is coming. northern maryland westhe panhandle of virginia. we will make some progress in the district. couple ofve to wait a hours. .4 degrees 39.wind-chill at warm side.l on the 54 in winchester. 55 in culpeper. a cold front will slide off to east for today. you can see the showers. inch ind up about 1/4 term of rains. severe weather across the deep south. we are watching the end of this new areas of low pressure to develop. that will come at us for wednesday and thursday morning. here is a satellite image from nasa. this is the snow cover all northeast a
first lady -- he will be first lady michelle obama's guests. a group of superstorm sandy will meet at the white and deliver minutes urging president to tackle climate change. he will be carrying the state the union address tomorrow night at 9:00. on thes check in weather. there is a potential for two systems that could bring conditions wednesday and this weekend. where is the sun? yes, it is. overcast conditions. to our arrival delays at reagan national because of the low clouds. the sunshine...
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let's get this done. >> other guests of michelle obama tonight's state of the union include 6-year-old star of the beast of the southern wild and nasa' mohawk guy will be a guest for the first lady. he'll get a lot of attention for working on the curiosity landing on mars. he'll there be to highlight the president's call for more vees yaz for immigrants working on engineering. >>> we have a website that is designed to create a second screen experience with fact checking and social media reactions. >>> and also on hand tonight, ted nugent who will be a guest of republican congressman steve stockman. last year nugent said he would be dead or in jail if president obama was re-elected. i guess he forgot it add or in congress. and that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> let the good times roll. it's fat tuesday in bushon street. thousands flock to new orleans to take part in mardi gras. jay gray is live on bourbon street. you having a good time down there? >> reporter: yeah. i got them all the right way. i bought them in a shop. take a look down bourbon street. this place is sti
let's get this done. >> other guests of michelle obama tonight's state of the union include 6-year-old star of the beast of the southern wild and nasa' mohawk guy will be a guest for the first lady. he'll get a lot of attention for working on the curiosity landing on mars. he'll there be to highlight the president's call for more vees yaz for immigrants working on engineering. >>> we have a website that is designed to create a second screen experience with fact checking and...
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. >> first lady michelle obama attended the teen's funeral on saturday. hadiya pendleton's parents will be among the first lady's special guests at the state of the union address. president obama is expected to detail his plans for reducing gun violence. nbc's tracie potts is live from washington with more. tracie, what else can we expect to hear from the president tonight? >> reporter: well, that, mara, plus immigration, another big issue where the president hopes to have some influence outside the beltway to press lawmakers to get something done. another question, the big issue is money, $85 billion in cuts what we've been calling here in washington, the sequester that kicks in in just a few weeks. the president expected to address that. the white house said he will build on the scene from his inaugural speech. progressive themes, popular themes and focus on jobs and the middle class and the economy and growth. so instead of focusing on the effect of those cuts on the pentagon, the president will talk about the effect on the middle class. things like re
. >> first lady michelle obama attended the teen's funeral on saturday. hadiya pendleton's parents will be among the first lady's special guests at the state of the union address. president obama is expected to detail his plans for reducing gun violence. nbc's tracie potts is live from washington with more. tracie, what else can we expect to hear from the president tonight? >> reporter: well, that, mara, plus immigration, another big issue where the president hopes to have some...
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president obama prepares his state of the union address. can he persuade those who did not vote for him? >> why should we? he is just the opposite of what we believe it. . >> welcome to our viewers on public television. tonight condonation is being leveled in north korea after they carried out a nuclear missile test in defiance of the united nations warnings. hours before president obama delivers his state of the union address, the white house calls it a highly provocative act. even the only major ally china is expecting from opposition. from south korea, and david reports. >> in an isolated paranoid nation this was hailed as a moment of national pride. >> this proves how great our military is, even if millions of enemies is half as we will win. - attack us we will one. >> this was about half as a parable of the atom -- powerful of the atom bombs america dropped on japan. last december, north korea put a satellite into orbit. it was in defiance of u.n. resolutions and marked a major step in its reocket technology. they say they have made a
president obama prepares his state of the union address. can he persuade those who did not vote for him? >> why should we? he is just the opposite of what we believe it. . >> welcome to our viewers on public television. tonight condonation is being leveled in north korea after they carried out a nuclear missile test in defiance of the united nations warnings. hours before president obama delivers his state of the union address, the white house calls it a highly provocative act. even...
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. >>> something else you can see right here tomorrow night is president obama's state of the union address. mr. obama is expected to focus on the economy. democrats and republicans say they are anxious to hear the president's plan to get more people back to work during this second term. >> the sooner we begin to address our fiscal problem, i think the sooner the economy will begin to improve. >> the president is also expected to ask congress to invest more in education, clean energy and repairing the nation's crumbling roads and bridges. he'll take his state of the union message on the road later this week with stops in asheville, north carolina, atlanta and chicago. >>> musician and gun advocate ted nugent is making the trip to d.c. for the state of the union address. he'll be the guest of steve stockman. he's been outspoken in his support for the national rifle association and his dislike of the president. he was investigated by the secret service last year after saying if president obama were re-elected, he would, quote, either be dead or in jail. stockman said he is excited to sit nuge
. >>> something else you can see right here tomorrow night is president obama's state of the union address. mr. obama is expected to focus on the economy. democrats and republicans say they are anxious to hear the president's plan to get more people back to work during this second term. >> the sooner we begin to address our fiscal problem, i think the sooner the economy will begin to improve. >> the president is also expected to ask congress to invest more in education,...
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the union and the republican reply as well. stick around for that. >>> many around the world are still stunned this morning by pope benedict's surprise announcement he's giving up the pa papacy. a papal abdication has not happened in six centuries. it's creating shock waves even from the sky. "the guardian" newspaper showing lightning hitting st. peter's basilica. chris jansing is in rome this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, richard. there's a lot of speculation here about what that lightning strike means. i can't give you any inside information but the other big speculation, of course, is who will succeed pope benedict. this is something we have not seen since the middle ages. how do you choose a pope when there's one still living? there's a very different church than we saw even eight years ago, and certainly three decades ago when john paul ii was elected. this is a church that is very heavily in latin america. about 42% of catholics are in latin america now. they're growing as well in africa. only 2
the union and the republican reply as well. stick around for that. >>> many around the world are still stunned this morning by pope benedict's surprise announcement he's giving up the pa papacy. a papal abdication has not happened in six centuries. it's creating shock waves even from the sky. "the guardian" newspaper showing lightning hitting st. peter's basilica. chris jansing is in rome this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, richard. there's a...
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next, this will be president obama's instead of the union address. i look back at some of the promises he made his first one and give you a heads up about some of the words he will be using in this one. stay with us. ♪ Ç@2x@x@x@x@x@x@x@x@x@x@x@x@@ ♪ gerri: this is where it all happens tonight. right back here behind me, state of the union, and my advice to you, prepare yourself. if history serves as any guide, we are in for a solid hour of the state of the union tonight. that is about how long he has spoken before he delivers his speech, i mean, message to congress. here is a guide starting with the words and phrases he might use that require explaining. you no doubt know that when the president says fair or fair share, look out because he is really talking a lot tax hikes. likewise, sacrifice, balance, compromise, well, those words are always getting to the same issue, higher taxes. some of the words he uses in the opposite of the textbook definition. for example, you know this, affordable in reference to the affordable health care act was
next, this will be president obama's instead of the union address. i look back at some of the promises he made his first one and give you a heads up about some of the words he will be using in this one. stay with us. ♪ Ç@2x@x@x@x@x@x@x@x@x@x@x@x@@ ♪ gerri: this is where it all happens tonight. right back here behind me, state of the union, and my advice to you, prepare yourself. if history serves as any guide, we are in for a solid hour of the state of the union tonight. that is about...
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state of union address. be sure to join us for both of those. and we'll see you right here next sunday on "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org week after his killing rampage began. the major new >>> our dedication to catching it this killer remains steadfast. >> an ex-la officer still out there. >>> good evening. >>> we begin with breaking news. kpix reporter is in santa clara county east of san jose tonight where a car with two people inside went over a cliff. what can you tell us about it? >> reporter: exactly right, ken, we are on mount hamilton road, that has been chosed for hours after -- closed for hours after this accident. a red corvette was going up the hill and over corrected or spun out and went over the cliff into a deep ravine. apparently this all happened right in front of a motorist who became a victim himself he told us what happened next. >> i pulled over a motorist and asked them to call 911 and i ran down the hill to see if
state of union address. be sure to join us for both of those. and we'll see you right here next sunday on "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org week after his killing rampage began. the major new >>> our dedication to catching it this killer remains steadfast. >> an ex-la officer still out there. >>> good evening. >>> we begin with breaking news. kpix reporter is in santa clara county...
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then he'll join first lady michelle obama for the state of the union address. apple shares up 1% to just under $480. shares of microsoft rose a fraction on reports that its "surface x pro tablet" computers sold out over the weekend. microsoft advanced 1%. shares have climbed more than 4% since the start of the year. shares of tesla hit a speed bump after a negative review of its model "s" sedan. the "s" is the first car the auto-maker designed completely. tesla is expected to announce the release date of its quarterly report this week. tesla shares dropped 2%. but despite that, shares are still trading near their 52-week highs. and starz says it has extended its agreement with sony's film business. the deal gives starz exclusive premium pay-tv rights to sony pictures entertainment movie releases through 2021. starz shares were shining: up over 7%. sony shares pretty much flat. three of the five most actively traded exchange traded products were lower. the s&p 500 vix exchange traded note was the weakest. and that's tonight's "market focus." >> susie: merger tal
then he'll join first lady michelle obama for the state of the union address. apple shares up 1% to just under $480. shares of microsoft rose a fraction on reports that its "surface x pro tablet" computers sold out over the weekend. microsoft advanced 1%. shares have climbed more than 4% since the start of the year. shares of tesla hit a speed bump after a negative review of its model "s" sedan. the "s" is the first car the auto-maker designed completely. tesla is...
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obama at the state of the union. yes, gun violence will be part of the president's speech tonight, bipartisanship, not so much. "the washington post" political tar soon says it all. here it is, you can see the president addressing members of congress "my fellow combatants." in addition, ted nugent will be a guest of republican congressman steve stockman. nugent not exactly a guy who loves president obama. >> would you leave us the hell alone? these are all legal guns and i'm going to see that they remain legal, because they're all good. if barack obama becomes the president in november again i will either be dead or in jail by this time next year. >> oh, what a night is on tap. brianna keilar is at the white house this morning with news on something the president will predict tonight. good morning, brianna. >> reporter: good morning, carol. it's right now what is the president going to say. we've just learned what his big foreign policy announcement is going to be, jake tapper just broke that the president will annou
obama at the state of the union. yes, gun violence will be part of the president's speech tonight, bipartisanship, not so much. "the washington post" political tar soon says it all. here it is, you can see the president addressing members of congress "my fellow combatants." in addition, ted nugent will be a guest of republican congressman steve stockman. nugent not exactly a guy who loves president obama. >> would you leave us the hell alone? these are all legal guns...
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will take his state of the union message on the road later this week. on capitol hill, tara mergener for cbs news. >> gun advocate will be texas congressman, steve stockman's guest. >>> same-sex partners will soon have access to the very same benefits offered to their heterosexual counterparts. leon panetta signed off on the memo earlier today and said it is a matter of fundamental equity that we provide similar benefits who serve their country. those changes should happen in the next few months. >> looking for any help they could get in the slaying of an elderly woman. they were going door to door handing out fliers with the description of a possible suspect. suspect in the death of 71-year- old geraldine mcintyre. police found her suffering from trauma to her body. she went to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. >>> the l.a. police department now received more than 600 tips on the where abouts of the triple murder suspect, christopher dorner. dorner is that excop accused of killing a police officer and a young couple. now there's a million dol
will take his state of the union message on the road later this week. on capitol hill, tara mergener for cbs news. >> gun advocate will be texas congressman, steve stockman's guest. >>> same-sex partners will soon have access to the very same benefits offered to their heterosexual counterparts. leon panetta signed off on the memo earlier today and said it is a matter of fundamental equity that we provide similar benefits who serve their country. those changes should happen in the...
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. >> tuesday night, president obama delivers his state of the union address. he has decided to try to rally house democrats behind his second term agenda. he wants to focus on job creation and fostering a independent energy plan. we will also expect to hear about gun control. >> the capitals spending some time with some very deserving fans. coming up, more on the clinics for children with disabilities. >> tonight, a tornado swept through a city in mississippi, causing significant damage. take a look at this video posted to youtube. you can see the twister slowly moving across the city. buildings on the university of southern mississippi campus were damaged. the school had declared a state of emergency. officials say there were no deaths reported, but three people were injured. >> we are keeping and i on our area. >> over the next seven days or so you are going to hear a lot about computer models about storms shifting or developing the potential for this or that. >> busy week for you. >> we make our forecast based on these models. right now they are indicating
. >> tuesday night, president obama delivers his state of the union address. he has decided to try to rally house democrats behind his second term agenda. he wants to focus on job creation and fostering a independent energy plan. we will also expect to hear about gun control. >> the capitals spending some time with some very deserving fans. coming up, more on the clinics for children with disabilities. >> tonight, a tornado swept through a city in mississippi, causing...
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president obama is getting his state of the union address. go before a joint at 9:00.f congress the president is expected to lay his priorities for a including gun control, immigration reform, and clean energy. the white house says he will createtline a plan to jobs and grow the middle class. florida senator marco rubio will response.e republican kentucky senator rand paul will party.or the tea virginia democratic senator tim kaine and virginia gop forbes plantandy political aisle tonight. together during the state of the union address. as fellow virginians, they look toward to the opportunity carry on this bipartisan tradition. if you can stay with abc 7 and for complete coverage of the state of the union. in our 6:00 hour, a preview of the president's speech. >> former nebraska senator chuck to be defensetion could take a big step forward today. senate armed services committee plans to vote on the .omination some of his zero republicans say he has not answered about his personal finances. the full senate could vote on tomorrow oron thursday
president obama is getting his state of the union address. go before a joint at 9:00.f congress the president is expected to lay his priorities for a including gun control, immigration reform, and clean energy. the white house says he will createtline a plan to jobs and grow the middle class. florida senator marco rubio will response.e republican kentucky senator rand paul will party.or the tea virginia democratic senator tim kaine and virginia gop forbes plantandy political aisle tonight....